NHTSA: All New Cars Need Rearview Cameras
Backup cameras have become ubiquitous on all varieties of cars– from the most affordable subcompacts to the priciest of exotics– but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just issued a long-awaited ruling that will make the technology legally required on every sub-10,000 pound vehicle by May of 2018.
“Safety is our highest priority,” U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statement, “and we are committed to protecting the most vulnerable victims of backover accidents– our children and seniors.”